Skill Development refers to the mastery of academic and technical content youth need in order to develop a range of non-academic, social and emotional, and employability skills. These skills are sometimes referred to as ‘soft skills’ and are seen as essential in order for youth to be successful in college, career, and beyond.
Resources
- February 28, 2008
Youth With Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success and Proposed Policy Solutions
Synopsis:The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, primarily at the federal and state levels, with information about youth with disabilities in fo…
- November 1, 2006
Serving Older Youth through a Comprehensive Out-of-School Time System: Lessons from the AYPF Philadelphia Field Trip, May 2006
SynopsisIn May of 2006, the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) led a field trip to Philadelphia, Pa., in an effort to expose Washington, DC policymakers to the…
- October 3, 2006
Preparing Youth for Careers, Lifelong Learning, and Civic Participation
SynopsisThis paper is designed for practitioners in both the public and non-governmental sectors who design and implement youth employment and youth developmen…
- July 18, 2006
Whatever it Takes (2006)
SynopsisWhatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-Of-School Youth documents what committed educators, policymakers, and community leaders …